# Barcem Village, Quepem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/barcem/ Village · Quepem, South Goa # Barcem Barcem is a village in Quepem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403703**. The 2011 Census counted **2,685 people in 458 households**, the 4th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 2,685people (2011) - 458households - 69.3%literacy - 403703PIN code ## Barcem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barcem is 403703.** Barcem falls in Quepem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403703 - Community development blockQuepem - Census village code626961 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barcem from nearby towns? - Quepem (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Margao (district HQ)25 km by road - Cuncolim (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barcem? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barcem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bali - ○Degree college10+ km · Cuncolim - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Canacona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barcem known for? The main crops are **rice and chillies**. Products made here include cashew feni. About 40% of the 1,723 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barcem Of every 100 households in Barcem in 2011, 81 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barcem · ■ Quepem rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **91% Toilet within the home ****42%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **34% Tap water ****46%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **63% Use banking services ****86%** **85% Television ****34%** **61% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **5% Two-wheeler ****31%** **44% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **13% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barcem? ■ Barcem · ■ Quepem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **951 Working population ****45.8%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 400 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 295 (24%) · **■** Marginal 509 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Quepem - Ambaulim2,987 people - Bali2,944 people - Morpila2,857 people - Fatorpa2,378 people - Xelvona1,725 people - Adnem1,657 people - Avedem1,650 people [All 35 villages in Quepem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/quepem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barcem?403703 - How far is Barcem from Margao?25 km by road - What is the population of Barcem?2,685 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barcem in?South Goa district (Quepem sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Barcem?69.3% (Census 2011)